Examples of first name in a Sentence
Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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Elham asked to be identified by her first name due to security concerns, as did other Iranians in the country who spoke with CNN.
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Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
The Venezuelan, who NPR is identifying by his first name because of his immigration status, looks at a big, run-down apartment building in front of him.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Sliwa, meanwhile, struggled with Mamdani’s first name, Zohran, during several exchanges.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
An article on Tuesday about New York City Ballet’s fashion gala omitted the first name of a dancer with that company.
—New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
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Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
The Venezuelan, who NPR is identifying by his first name because of his immigration status, looks at a big, run-down apartment building in front of him.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Sliwa, meanwhile, struggled with Mamdani’s first name, Zohran, during several exchanges.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
An article on Tuesday about New York City Ballet’s fashion gala omitted the first name of a dancer with that company.
—New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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